What Makes a Story Plausible? The Need for Precedents

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Abstract

When reasoning about the facts of a case, we typically use stories to link the known events into coherent wholes. One way to establish coherence is to appeal to past examples, real or fictitious. These examples can be chosen and critiqued using the case-based reasoning (CBR) techniques from the AI and Law literature. In this paper, we apply these techniques to factual stories, assessing a story about the facts using precedents. We thus show how factual and legal reasoning can be combined in a CBR model.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLegal Knowledge and Information Systems. JURIX 2011
Subtitle of host publicationThe Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference
EditorsK. M. Atkinson
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherIOS Press
Pages23-32
Number of pages10
Volume235
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventJURIX 2011: The 24th Annual Conference - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 14-Dec-201116-Dec-2011

Publication series

NameJusletter IT: die Zeitschrift für IT und Recht

Conference

ConferenceJURIX 2011: The 24th Annual Conference
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period14/12/201116/12/2011

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